Balıkesirspor are welcoming Eskişehirspor for another important game after their 1-3 result against 5th-placed Akhisar Belediyespor.
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
Balıkesirspor can neither be promoted or relegated from 1. Lig. Eskişehirspor are nearing the end of this stay in this division as relegation is now unavoidable.
Balıkesirspor form and stats
5 victories, 5 draws and 6 defeats. That’s what Balıkesirspor have to build on here at Balıkesir Atatürk Stadyumu in the 1. Lig. Balıkesirspor are slowly digging their own grave here at Balıkesir Atatürk Stadyumu with the depressing streak of not having won a home league game in eleven attempts. The last victory here came in the Adanaspor match. It's trouble wherever Balıkesirspor are playing these days as they have suffered four straight defeats now, regardless of arena. They really need to get back to winning ways.
Balıkesirspor faced defeat in their previous match, away at Akhisar Belediyespor (1-3). Ahead of that match, Balıkesirspor lost 0-5 at home to Fatih Karagümrük.
Balıkesirspor are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 17 goals in 16 games. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 27 goals have been conceded.
Eskişehirspor form and stats
There's been little loot from Eskişehirspor's travels as they have only collected 12 points from 16 away games in the 1. Lig. Eskişehirspor, who have the most conceded goals (55) in 1. Lig, only have 3 wins to counter their 10 defeats and 3 draws. Eskişehirspor are desperate to end a eleven-game winless run, as they haven't won a game since the Altnordu fixture. Eskişehirspor seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?
Eskişehirspor have been frustrated by their lack of goals lately, as they haven't scored in the league since they found the net 202 minutes ago. O. Bayramoglu was the goal scorer.
The manager M. Özer was unhappy after their last game, a 1. Lig match played at their home ground Yeni Eskişehir Stadyumu. Eskişehirspor suffered a 0-3 loss to İstanbulspor (placed 12th). Preceding that game, the 0-3 loss visiting Umraniyespor's place.
The attacking power of Eskişehirspor when travelling is not overwhelming with 14 goals scored from 16 league matches away. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Eskişehirspor have conceded 28 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The last H2H meeting was Eskişehirspor - Balıkesirspor 1-2, played this season. As for the last nine games between these two teams, there's four Balıkesirspor victories, two draws and three Eskişehirspor wins. Over/under statistics; nine of these games ended with three goals or more, zero matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  R. Başaran 6 goals | A. Malle 6 goals | A. Mršić 6 goals |
Balıkesirspor missing players
Eskişehirspor missing players
| Balıkesirspor | Eskişehirspor | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 32 | 16 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 16 | 32 |
| 8 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 11 | 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 13 | 6 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 10 | 19 |
| 31 | 17 | 7 | Scored | S | 5 | 14 | 34 |
| 44 | 27 | 3 | Conceded | C | 9 | 28 | 55 |
| 84% | 81% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 97% |
| 66% | 69% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 69% | 78% |
| 41% | 50% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 44% | 56% |
| 25% | 38% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 31% | 31% |
| 12% | 25% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 19% | 16% |
| 38% | 38% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 56% | 56% |
| 31% | 38% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 12% | 16% |
| 47% | 44% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 31% | 31% |
| 2.8 | 3.1 | 4.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.5 | 3.4 | 4.1 |
| 5.4 | 4.1 | 3.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.8 | 5.3 | 5 |
| 2.8 | 3.4 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.4 |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 270 | 153 | 46 | Total Shots | T S | 44 | 120 | 292 |
| 112 | 61 | 21 | Shots on Target | S O | 16 | 44 | 116 |
| 28% | 28% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 30% | 28% |
- Balıkesirspor has the the worst goal difference (-10) at home
- Balıkesirspor have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Balıkesirspor is in the worst form (0-1-5)
- Eskişehirspor has the fewest points from losing position (2)
- Eskişehirspor has the most conceded goals (55)
- Eskişehirspor has the most conceded goals in the second half (33)
- Eskişehirspor have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Eskişehirspor haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.